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The Japanese invaded Manchuria to gain raw materials. They installed a new puppet government called Manchoukou.
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The Japanese need raw materials for their industrialized nation. They invaded Manchuria to get the raw materials and established the puppet state of Manchuko
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Hitler was appointed chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg. He then proceeded to start reforming Germany
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Italy invaded Ethiopia to get a claim in Africa and gain glory through battle. It was condemned by the League of Nations when they found out.
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The Munich Conference is where the choice to appease Germany by giving up the Sudetenland was made. This is where the trend of allies appeasing Germany started.
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This is a night of mass destruction of Jewish property in Germany. It gets its name from the amount of glass broke that night
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The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany made a pact not to attack each other for ten years. This pact would be broken by Germany when they attacked the Soviet Union
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Poland was invaded by the Soviet Union and Germany. It is considered to mark the beginning of WW2
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The Germans invaded France to gain more territory. The invasion was an allied defeat.
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The Battle of Britain was when the Nazis repeatedly bombed Britain. Britain deployed the Royal Air force and won
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The JApanense bombed Pearl harbor to destroy critical ships and planes. This pushed the United States to enter the war
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Germany fought the allies n the Soviet Union to try to gain control of the Stalingrad. The Soviets defended the city and started to push the Germans back.
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The Normandy invasion (D-Day) is when the allies started taking Europe back from the Axis powers. They used boats to bring troops to land and were met with heavy resistance
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V-E Day is when the European Axis powers all surrendered. This would allow them to focus on Japan in the Pacific
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Japan was going to fight until the last man so we used atomic bombs to guide them to surrender. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the targeted cities.
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V-J Day is when Japan surrendered in the Pacific Theatre. This marks the end of WW2
